Godhuma rava upma recipe
Godhumai rava upma is a staple breakfast at home, filling and nutritious with vegetables added to it. As wheat rava (godhumai rava is not refined, it has more nutrition in it comparatively to rava (Semolina)
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat rava roasted
- 1 Onion
- 4 Green chilli
- 2 tablespoon Chopped carrot
- 2 tablespoon green peas
- 3 cups Water Use 2 & ½ cups for fluffy upma
- Salt
To temper
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 2 teaspoon Chana dal
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- First fry the rava in medium flame for 2 minutes with a teaspoon of oil if its not roasted rava. This is optional too, I don't roast, still love the aroma.
- Heat the kadai/pan with oil and temper with mustard (should splutter),urad dal,chana dal. Let dal turn golden crisp.
- Add the curry leaves followed by slit green chillies, chopped onion and fry till onion just turns transparent.
- Add the veggies and fry for two minutes in medium low flame. Pour water, bring to boil.
- After it boils, add the wheat rava little by little in a sprinkled way. Stir well.
- Add salt and let it boil in high flame until the water content reduces and the mixture turns like porridge consistency.
- Now simmer the flame to low and cook covered for 10 minutes or till all the water is absorbed and you get a soft upma.
- You can add a teaspoon of coconut oil at end for a unique flavour
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Notes
- Adding a teaspoon of coconut oil or ghee towards the end enhances the flavour.
- I used frozen peas. You can use fresh. You can make without veggies, but adds nutrition.
- If you want fluffy upma, you can add 2 & ½ cup water alone.
- You can add a teaspoon of finely chopped ginger, asafoetida along with green chilli.